2026
Long-read transcriptome assembly reveals vast transcriptional complexity in the placenta associated with metabolic and endocrine function
Sean T. Bresnahan, Hannah Yong, William H. Wu, Sierra Lopez, Jerry K. Y. Chan, Fergus White, Pierre-Étienne Jacques, Marie-France Hivert, Shiao-Yng Chan, Michael I. Love, Jonathan Y. Huang, Arjun Bhattacharya
Nature Communications 2026
Long-read transcriptome assembly reveals vast transcriptional complexity in the placenta associated with metabolic and endocrine function
Sean T. Bresnahan, Hannah Yong, William H. Wu, Sierra Lopez, Jerry K. Y. Chan, Fergus White, Pierre-Étienne Jacques, Marie-France Hivert, Shiao-Yng Chan, Michael I. Love, Jonathan Y. Huang, Arjun Bhattacharya
Nature Communications 2026
Natural variation in transplacental transfer efficiency exposes distinct transcriptional network architectures of PFAS effects on birth weight and gestational age
Sean T. Bresnahan, Hannah E. J. Yong, Martin G. Drelichman, Sarah N. Campbell, Anna E. Trapse, Gabriela R. Romo, Christina M. Cellini, Sierra Lopez, Jerry K. Yen Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Elana R. Elkin, Arjun Bhattacharya, Jonathan Y. Huang
bioRxiv 2026 ; in revision at Environmental Health Perspectives Preprint
Natural variation in transplacental transfer efficiency exposes distinct transcriptional network architectures of PFAS effects on birth weight and gestational age
Sean T. Bresnahan, Hannah E. J. Yong, Martin G. Drelichman, Sarah N. Campbell, Anna E. Trapse, Gabriela R. Romo, Christina M. Cellini, Sierra Lopez, Jerry K. Yen Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Elana R. Elkin, Arjun Bhattacharya, Jonathan Y. Huang
bioRxiv 2026 ; in revision at Environmental Health Perspectives Preprint
Improving isoform-level eQTL and integrative genetic analyses of breast cancer risk with long-read RNA transcript assemblies
S. Taylor Head, Aryun Nemani, Yung-Han Chang, Tabitha A. Harrison, Sean T. Bresnahan, Joseph H. Rothstein, Weiva Sieh, Sara Lindström, Arjun Bhattacharya
bioRxiv 2026 ; in revision at Nature Genetics Preprint
Improving isoform-level eQTL and integrative genetic analyses of breast cancer risk with long-read RNA transcript assemblies
S. Taylor Head, Aryun Nemani, Yung-Han Chang, Tabitha A. Harrison, Sean T. Bresnahan, Joseph H. Rothstein, Weiva Sieh, Sara Lindström, Arjun Bhattacharya
bioRxiv 2026 ; in revision at Nature Genetics Preprint
2025
Quantification method affects replicability of eQTL analysis, colocalization, and TWAS
S. Taylor Head, Sean T. Bresnahan, Nolan Cole, William Wu, Arjun Bhattacharya
bioRxiv 2025 ; in revision at Nature Genetics Preprint
Quantification method affects replicability of eQTL analysis, colocalization, and TWAS
S. Taylor Head, Sean T. Bresnahan, Nolan Cole, William Wu, Arjun Bhattacharya
bioRxiv 2025 ; in revision at Nature Genetics Preprint
Intragenomic conflict associated with extreme phenotypic plasticity in queen-worker caste determination in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Sean T. Bresnahan, Shaun Mahony, Kate Anton, Brock Harpur, Christina M. Grozinger
Genome Biology, 26, 171. 2025
Intragenomic conflict associated with extreme phenotypic plasticity in queen-worker caste determination in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Sean T. Bresnahan, Shaun Mahony, Kate Anton, Brock Harpur, Christina M. Grozinger
Genome Biology, 26, 171. 2025
Isoform-level analyses of 6 cancers uncover extensive genetic risk mechanisms undetected at the gene level
Yung-Han Chang, Sean T. Bresnahan, S. Taylor Head, Tabitha Harrison, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Bogdan Pasaniuc, Sara Lindström, Arjun Bhattacharya
British Journal of Cancer, 133, 874-885. 2025
Isoform-level analyses of 6 cancers uncover extensive genetic risk mechanisms undetected at the gene level
Yung-Han Chang, Sean T. Bresnahan, S. Taylor Head, Tabitha Harrison, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Bogdan Pasaniuc, Sara Lindström, Arjun Bhattacharya
British Journal of Cancer, 133, 874-885. 2025
2023
Beyond conflict: Kinship theory of intragenomic conflict predicts individual variation in altruistic behaviour
Sean T. Bresnahan, David Galbraith, Rong Ma, Kate Anton, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger
Molecular Ecology, 32, 5823-5837. 2023
Beyond conflict: Kinship theory of intragenomic conflict predicts individual variation in altruistic behaviour
Sean T. Bresnahan, David Galbraith, Rong Ma, Kate Anton, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger
Molecular Ecology, 32, 5823-5837. 2023
More than mesolectic: Characterizing the nutritional niche of Osmia cornifrons
Makaylee K. Crone, Natalie K. Boyle, Sean T. Bresnahan, David J. Biddinger, Rodney T. Richardson, Christina M. Grozinger
Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10640. 2023
More than mesolectic: Characterizing the nutritional niche of Osmia cornifrons
Makaylee K. Crone, Natalie K. Boyle, Sean T. Bresnahan, David J. Biddinger, Rodney T. Richardson, Christina M. Grozinger
Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10640. 2023
Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Sean T. Bresnahan, Ellen Lee, Lindsay Clark, Rong Ma, Michael Markey, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger, Hongmei Li-Byarlay
BMC Genomics, 24, 315. 2023
Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Sean T. Bresnahan, Ellen Lee, Lindsay Clark, Rong Ma, Michael Markey, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger, Hongmei Li-Byarlay
BMC Genomics, 24, 315. 2023
2021
Tissue-specific transcriptional patterns underlie seasonal phenotypes in honey bees
Sean T. Bresnahan, Mehmet A. Döke, Tugrul Giray, Christina M. Grozinger
Molecular Ecology, 31, 174-184. 2021
Tissue-specific transcriptional patterns underlie seasonal phenotypes in honey bees
Sean T. Bresnahan, Mehmet A. Döke, Tugrul Giray, Christina M. Grozinger
Molecular Ecology, 31, 174-184. 2021